Experience

BlueSkies for Children

• United States
• Child Day Care Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Interim Executive Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present



The Tripping Channel

• Remote

• Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Wide range of support services including design, website maintenance, video editing, as well as managing business calendar, bookkeeping, budgeting, establishing workflow and processes for start-up. Wide range of support services including design, website maintenance, video editing, as well as managing business calendar, bookkeeping, budgeting, establishing workflow and processes for start-up.



One Step Productions

• Entertainment

• Operations Strategist

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Negotiating terms and pricing for screenings and sales, processing orders, shipping, customer service Negotiating terms and pricing for screenings and sales, processing orders, shipping, customer service



Jered Barclay

• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Advisor

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Providing technical and logistical support services Providing technical and logistical support services



BlueSkies for Children

• United States
• Child Day Care Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Program Director

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2020

  Interviewing, hiring, mentoring, and managing 40 educational and support staff members in a rapidly changing, dynamic environmentPerforming complex administrative work involving management and human resources; creating, maintaining, and organizing electronic documents with a high degree of accuracy; ensuring high-quality standards for day-to-day operations are maintained throughout the schoolAdmission and outreach for prospective students/families, tracking enrollment to maintain appropriate ratios and ensure program adherence to state licensing requirementsCoordinating with outside physical, occupational, mental health, and speech therapists to support families as neededMaintaining clear and consistent messaging in school-wide communicationsLeading school’s accreditation process, including creating electronic portfolios, auditing classrooms and programs and implementing changes. Providing direct support to members of the Executive Management Team, including providing coverage for absences, troubleshooting, reviewing and editing documents, strategizing, messaging, and researching, as neededMeeting and events administration: Scheduling, calendaring, planning and staffing, taking notes and following up on action itemsTracking and organizing contracts Show less

• Head Teacher, Baby House

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2019

  Welcoming, engaging, and building strong relationships with families Maintaining ongoing communication with staff, including monthly check-ins and annual evaluations, and with families, including semi-annual developmental reviewsManaging a diverse staff of six teachers to maximize quality of care for childrenLeading biweekly classroom staff meetings, facilitating communication between families and staff to ensure individual children’s needs are met and program runs smoothlyResearching and informing staff and families of rules, regulations, and requirements for maintaining California state licensingUpdating classroom environment to support each child’s development Show less



Key Curriculum

• United States
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Editor

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

  Managing multiple and overlapping projects, including leading production launch meetings, creating and maintaining schedules, estimating costs, hiring and managing freelancers (copyeditors, proofreaders, designers), occasionally sending out requests for quotes and collecting bids, assisting in selecting compositor and printer, checking copyedits, extensive proofreading, creating design memos explaining project specifications for compositors, checking laser proofs and printer proofs, facilitating communication and understanding between project team members, running weekly or bi-weekly status meetings as needed, maintaining flexibility, and resolving issues as they occur with the goal of meeting an established warehouse date. In June 2008 promoted to Production Editor, assuming full independence in project-planning and decision-making. Show less

• Editorial Assistant II

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  After seven months as Editorial Assistant I, promoted to Editorial Assistant II, assuming additional responsibilities as a liaison between editor and author on project involving heavy revision. Analyzed manuscript for developmental editor including identifying core issues to be addressed, and did initial developmental editing including reorganization of ideas and suggestions for deletion.

• Editorial Assitant I

  • Jun 2006 - Jan 2008

  Line-editing, copyediting, proofreading, and fact-checking; preparing manuscript for transmittal; conducting field-tests, reviews, and math-checks; preparing contracts, style sheets, and budgets; processing invoices; taking screen captures; organizing files, including version-control; working as part of a team to come to development and design decisions; assisting editors in creating realistic schedules, instructional design memos, and sample manuscript; working with authors and editors to meet deadlines; maintaining and completing tasks on schedule for as many as 14 projects at one time; seeking out new ways of organizing information (including creating and developing an Editorial Assistant wiki); acted as editorial point-person for bugs in Key’s Fathom Surveys software, including reporting and discussing unresolved issues in meetings, helping to identify problems to be addressed as Key moves forward with technology projects, and acting as part of the team that reported those findings to management. Show less



Scripps College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern, Office of Alumnae Relations

  • 2001 - 2004

  Produced Memory Book, which entailed receiving and transcribing alumnae information, editing, proofreading, organizing data, page-layout, and scanning photos; provided support at events; designed and copyedited flyers, invitations, notifications, and brochures; composed brief biographies of individuals participating in alumnae

• Intern, Office of Public Relations and Communications

  • 2001 - 2004

  Researched for publications; wrote articles requiring interviewing and action as a liaison between subject of article and PR office; prepared news releases; edited; assisted in developing campaigns and materials to promote events.



Pacific Symphony

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Relations Intern

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Researching, devising, and pitching story ideas to media, generating more press for the organization; creating press kits; compiling and calculating media values; interviewing various members of the orchestra for pitch pieces; creating and integrating digital photo-filing system; writing press releases; being on-site at performances to escort photographers/media; updating PSO information on website calendars. Researching, devising, and pitching story ideas to media, generating more press for the organization; creating press kits; compiling and calculating media values; interviewing various members of the orchestra for pitch pieces; creating and integrating digital photo-filing system; writing press releases; being on-site at performances to escort photographers/media; updating PSO information on website calendars.